write a short note on Chandigarh agriculture department....
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Agriculture
Out of 1300 hectares cultivated land, 1285 hectares is irrigated. The main sources of irrigation are deep-bore tube-wells installed by the Chandigarh Administration and shallow tube-wells installed by individual farmers. The farmers of Union Territory, Chandigarh who keep large number of milch cattle have taken to fodder cultivation to cater the demand of milch cattle. Therefore, the area under food grain crops are decreasing. The main food grain is wheat and its sown nearly in about 600 hectares and the fodder is sown nearly in about 1000 hectares in both the season. The Chandigarh Administration is providing following facilities to the farmers:-
Timely supply of inputs like Pesticides, fertilizers, seeds and garden tools.
Supply of adequate irrigation water from the deep-bore tube-wells.
Arranging of farmers study tours/camps.
Supply of ornamental fruit plants, seeds and seeds and seedling of flowers and vegetables on reasonable cost.
In order to bring all-round development in the filed of agriculture and to have optimum benefits form the remaining land, following schemes are under implementation and also have been proposed for implementation in the 11th Five year Plan 2007-2012, with an outlay of Rs.20.00 laces and Rs. 4.00lacs for Annual Plan 2007-08:-
Organic Cultivation of Seeds & Horticulture
Chandigarh is a growing and developing City because of its importance as Union Territory is the Capital of Punjab and Haryana. It depends on out side help for the supply of fruits and vegetable. This arrangements is not stable. In this context it is proposed to create and convert the U.T. villages as hinterland for the supply of fruits and vegetable to city population and also to utilize the back yard space of the houses for growing vegetables/fruits plants.
Keeping in the felt needs as mentioned above, the Department has already set-up a nursery near Lake Club for supply of fruits, ornamental plants, seeds and seedlings to urban and rural people. The Department intends to develop the nursery on large scale for supply of fruit/ornamental plants to the rural as well as urban people. The plant Nursery near Lake Club was established to supply quality seeds/seedlings of flowers and vegetables on reasonable rates. The ecological problems caused by using anti-eco-chemical has local national and global consequences, protection of environment and conservation of natural resources are the prime duty of each and every person. Since we all are part of the environment and environmental concern should reflect in every sphere of our life and therefore plantation of more and more plants is the important aspect for the improvement of the environment. To provide good environment and technical guidance, the Kitchen Garden Nursery be strengthened on large scale, with plenty of ornamental and fruits plants, apart from supplying pesticides, seeds and seedlings of flowers and vegetables on reasonable rates. The object of this scheme is to maintain and provide good environment to city residents. The nursery at lake is open to all for purchase of plants, seeds, seedling and availing the faculty of know-how. Every citizen can avail above said facilities on reasonable rates prescribed by the department. Technical officials are available at the nursery from 9.00 A.M. to 5.00 P.M. to listen the grievances of the people and to provided expert knowledge for development of plants. There is no charge for providing know-how to the people.
In Union Territory, Chandigarh the area under agriculture is decreasing due to acquisition of land by the Chandigarh Administration for development of Chandigarh City. The farmers of Union Territory Chandigarh who keep large number of milch cattle have taken to fodder cultivation to cater the demand of milch cattle. Therefore, area under different crops are decreasing and farmers are demanding quality seeds of fodder crops to get better yield of greed fodder so that they may be able to fulfill the demand of fodder to some extent as the area under agriculture is not even sufficient to meet the fodder demand of cattle. Keeping in view of above facts, the department of agriculture has been providing the above seeds on 25% discount to the farmers of Union Territory, Chandigarh. The seeds so have been procured have to be distributed to the farmers on a first-serve basis. The farmers who desire to obtain the seed of fodder/wheat has to apply on simple paper to the District Agriculture Officer duly recommended by the gram panchayat of the concerned village of the Union Territory, Chandigarh and has to deposit 75% cost of above seed with the Sub Inspector of Agriculture Department
The fees for the grant or renewal of a license should be Rs.20 for every insecticide for which the license is applied, subject to a maximum of Rs.300/-.
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In Union Territory, Chandigarh the area under agriculture is decreasing due to acquisition of land by the Chandigarh Administration for development of Chandigarh City. The farmers of Union Territory Chandigarh who keep large number of milch cattle have taken to fodder cultivation to cater the demand of milch cattle.